Incidence of multiple sclerosis among First Nations people in Alberta, Canada

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Warren, Sharon ^a   Svenson, Lawrence W ^a,b,c   Warren, Kenneth G ^a   Metz, Luanne M ^d   Patten, Scott B ^c,e   Schopflocher, Donald P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginals, multiple sclerosis incidence; Incidence, multiple sclerosis; Multiple sclerosis incidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33846891553     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097852     Document Type: Article

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